So I tried to set up an online race the same as the BTCC today. Same conditions, same date, same sort of cars. The world model made the track temp to be 54deg Fahrenheit which was pretty spot on because today it was 57deg F at Brands Hatch.
However, when the BTCC and Clio guys were on slicks they were not struggling to get heat in the tyres and suffering with massive oversteer on cold rears like I and everyone else in the online session.
It seems the world physics and tyre physics haven't been properly calibrated. Everyone was seemingly finding the cars undriveable. Not just because we couldn't get heat into the rear tyres but that the tyres would pretty much cool back down to cold in between corners. The problem seems more to be that the two physics models clash.
It also explains the severe un-driveability of the snow career mode races, which I guess takes it even more to the extreme. But given the reality of today's BTCC race and my experiences here, it is not realistic enough to be properly/seriously playable.
Vid of my experiences. (Excuse the driving, I generally just mess around with this game at the moment rather than try to be serious)
However, when the BTCC and Clio guys were on slicks they were not struggling to get heat in the tyres and suffering with massive oversteer on cold rears like I and everyone else in the online session.
It seems the world physics and tyre physics haven't been properly calibrated. Everyone was seemingly finding the cars undriveable. Not just because we couldn't get heat into the rear tyres but that the tyres would pretty much cool back down to cold in between corners. The problem seems more to be that the two physics models clash.
It also explains the severe un-driveability of the snow career mode races, which I guess takes it even more to the extreme. But given the reality of today's BTCC race and my experiences here, it is not realistic enough to be properly/seriously playable.
Vid of my experiences. (Excuse the driving, I generally just mess around with this game at the moment rather than try to be serious)